Device giving the appearance of alpha tied cravat



T. PARRI April 17, 1934.

DEVICE GIVING THE APPEARANCE OF A TIED CRAVAT Filed April 15, 1933 nn nPatented Apr. 17, 1934 UNITED STATES DEVICE GIVING THE APPEARANCE OF ATIED CRAVAT Tullio Parri, Zongul'dak, Turkey Application April 15, 1933,Serial No. 666,367 In France December 13, 1932 1 Claim.

The present invention relates to a device which can be placed upon anuntied cravat, and gives the appearance of a tied cravat.

The said device can be readily put in place, and it will form no creaseson the cravat, so that the latter can be preserved intact for a longtime, and when the device itself has become worn out, the cravat can betied in the usual manner, and due to this fact, the cravat will laststill longer.

The device in conformity to the invention consists of a sort ofring-shaped piece of textile fabric which is suitably lined and itsouter surface matches the tissue of the cravat. The said ring isprovided in the interior with suitably directed claws which prevent itfrom slipping when once put in place. It further comprises fasteningmeans such as a clasp or button, by which it can be readily opened whenit is to be removed from the cravat.

A form of the said device in conformity to the invention is shown by Wayof example in the accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the device itself, in its position ofuse.

Fig. 2 shows the device when opened.

Fig. 3 represents the device when starting to place it upon the cravat.

Fig. 4 shows the device which has been put in place on the cravat.

Fig. 5 represents the device provided with a modified form of fastening.

Fig. 6 shows another form of fastening.

The device represented in these figures consists essentially of a sortof ring of textile fabric 10, having an inside lining 11, its outersurface being covered with a tissue 12 which corresponds to the tissueof the cravat, such as 13, upon which the device is to be fitted.Between the lining 11 and the tissue 12 is provided a suitable fillingadapted to give to the device the body of an ordinary knot, and thisalso prevents it from being put out of shape.

At the top, the device carries on the inside a set of claws 14 whosepointed ends are downwardly directed, and which are secured to the bodyof the device by sewing or in like manner.

Such claws usually consist of metal, but it is evident that any othersuficiently strong material could be employed.

The ring which forms the device is not continuous, but it is simplymaintained in the closed position by suitable attaching means such asspring buttons 1516(Fig. 2).

Another method of closing the device may be adopted, as shown in Fig. 5,by the use of a hinged tongue 17 cooperating with a slot 18 formed in amember 19 attached to the device at any suitable point.

Fig. 6 shows another method of closing the device; on one edge of theopen ring 10 is mounted a sort of loop 20 whose outer end is narrowerthan the part next the ring 10. The other edge of the ring is simplyprovided with a stud or button 21 having a narrow base by which it maybe engaged in the narrow part of the loop 20. The enlarged outer end ofthe stud prevents the loop from being released in an improper manner.

Obviously, a great variety of such fastening means might be employedinstead of the means which are represented solely by way of example, inFigs. 2, 5 and 6.

The use of the aforesaid device is very simple, and is the same for allthe types which may be produced.

The cravat 13 is placed around the neck, with the two free ends hangingdown, and the open device 10 is engaged upon both of these parts at thesame time, and is then closed. It is now in the position shown in Fig.3, and is then slid upwards until it takes its place against the collar(Fig. 4). It is then simply necessary to leave it in this position, forthe claws now engage in the two parts of the cravat 13. which quiteprevents the device from sliding down.

In order to release the cravat, the ring 10 is opened by separating theparts 15 and 16 of the spring button, or the parts 17 and 18 of thetongue When the ring 10 is opened, the

attachment. claws 14 can be readily released, and the parts 13 of thecravat itself will now be left free.

It will be readily observed that due to the fact that several devicessuch as 10 can be used with the same cravat l3, and since the cravat issubject to no stress and is not creased, the Whole arrangement of thecravat and rings will last three or four times as long as an ordinarycravat, for practically the same cost.

The fastening means shown in Figs. 5 and 6 have the advantage ofallowing the edges of the ring 10 to move slightly upon one another, andthey can thus be brought together at the lower part of the ring whenthis ring is pushed towards the collar and when the upper part has atendency to spread out.

It should be further observed that Fig. 6 shows a different form for theclaws 22, and in certain cases this will prove more effective than theclaws 14. On the other hand, these claws 22 are not as likely to damagethe parts of the cravat.

I claim:

A device adapted to simulate a cravat knot, comprising a ring shapedbody simultaneously engaging the two depending portions of the cravat,and a pair of claws directed downwardly and placed at each side upon theupper internal surface of said ring shaped body whereby to engage eachdepending portion of the cravat in the immediate vicinity of the collar.

TULLIO PARRI.

